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Amyloid
A waxy compound of protein and polysaccharides that is found deposited in tissues in amyloidosis.
📖 Definitions of "Amyloid"
noun
- 1
A waxy compound of protein and polysaccharides that is found deposited in tissues in amyloidosis.
- 2
Any of various starchlike substances.
adjective
- 1
Containing or resembling starch.
- 2
Applied to a mushroom that turns blue-black upon application of Melzer's reagent
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